1. much as - Adverb
2. much as - Conjunction
in a similar way
Source: WordNetNothing destroys a person so much as prolonged inactivity. Aristotle
Nothing will divide the church so much as the love of power. John Chrysostom
The devil loves no one as much as drunkards, because no one fulfills his evil will as thoroughly as a drunkard. John Chrysostom
A good daughter is worth as much as seven sons. Armenian Proverb
Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak. Turkish Proverb
One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as the one who is ready to die. Italian Proverb